Seed-Starting & Transplanting

Transplanted Vegetable Crops:
PLANT QUANTITY & YIELD CHART +
FEET of ROW per ACRE CHART

A List of Transplanted Vegetables, Number of Plants (Seedlings) to Expect per Seed Quantity, and Projected Yield

This first chart on this page, Transplanted Vegetable Crops, lists crops that in most cases fare best when started indoors as opposed to being direct-sown, and are then transplanted out when they reach suitable size and conditions are favorable. Use this chart as a guide for estimating the: 1) average number of transplants (seedlings) you can expect to produce from sowing a set quantity of seed; 2) approximate number of days from sowing to transplanting stage; 3) approximate number of days from transplanting until the respective crop reaches maturity; and 3) the crop's average projected yield per 100' row. The list of transplanted vegetable crops is alphabetically sorted.

The second chart on this page, Feet of Row per Acre, is useful for planning both direct-seeded and transplanted crops. Its purpose is to help you determine the number of row feet per acre, based on the distance apart at which you create your rows and the number of rows you plant per bed. From this number you can calculate the number of seeds or plants that you will need per acre.

Transplanted Vegetable Crops

 
PLANTS to EXPECT from *
DAYS from
  AVERAGE YIELD per
TRANSPLANTED CROP
SEED
PACKET
1000
SEEDS
SOWING to
TRANSPLANTING
TRANSPLANTING
to MATURITY
100'
ROW
ARTICHOKES
16
650
56–84
85–100
95 lb
BEETS
260
750
35–42
35–45
65 lb
BROCCOLI
80
800
21–28
45–70
50 lb
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
80
800
28–42
100–110
60 lb
CABBAGE
80
800
28–42
50–150
150 lb
CAULIFLOWER
80
800
28–42
45–80
120 lb; 60 heads
CELERIAC
188
750
70–84
100–120 
60 lb
CELERY
188
750
70–84
75–90 
100 heads
EGGPLANT
20
800
42–56
50–75 
75 lb
KALE
80
800
28–42
40–50 
75 lb
KOHLRABI
80
800
28–42
30–40 
50 lb
LEEKS
175
700
70–84
75–100 
180 stalks
LETTUCE
450
900
21–28
35–65 
100 heads; 50 lb
MELONS (Cucumis melo)
24
800
14–21
70–85 
100 fruits
ONIONS, BULBING
188
750
70–84
75–100 
140 lb
PEPPERS
20
750
42–56
50–70
50 lb
TOMATOES
32
800
35–56
50–85 
150 lb
WATERMELON (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus)
See variety
800
21–28
70–85 
70 fruits

* # of Seeds  x  Johnny's Minimum Germination Percentage  =  # Plants to Expect

Feet of Row per Acre

1 acre = 43,560 ft2

Number of seeds you will need to produce enough transplants to plant an acre: Find your row spacing on the chart. Multiply the corresponding row feet per acre figure by the number of plants you plan to grow per foot, to arrive at the number of seeds you will need per acre.

Example: You plan to grow 3 plants per foot on rows spaced 24" apart:  3  x  21,780  =  65,340 transplants/acre

SINGLE ROWS, DISTANCE APART
NUMBER of ROW FEET per ACRE
ROWS/BED on BEDS SPACED 6' on CENTER
NUMBER of ROW FEET per ACRE
12"
43,560
 1 row
 7260
16"
32,670 
2 rows 
14,520 
18"
29,040 
3 rows 
21,780 
20"
26,136 
4 rows 
29,040 
24"
21,780 
5 rows 
36,300 
28"
18,668 
6 rows 
43,560 
30"
17,424
 
 
32"
16,335 
 
 
36"
14,520 
 
 
40"
13,068 
 
 
42" 
12,445 
 
 
48"
10,890 
 
 
60"
8712
 
 
72"
7260